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Nov. 18, 2020 / Sandy James Planner

Six Year Old Takes on Delta City Hall for Needed Crosswalk

A six year old girl was trying to cross Central Avenue in Ladner between the Lions Park and London Drugs.…
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Nov. 16, 2020 / Sandy James Planner

Winter Covid, Commercial Areas, Snowy Icy Sidewalks & Why This Should Matter to Cities

It seems strange that in a place that says in their Transportation Plan that  pedestrians and cyclists are the first…
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Oct. 21, 2020 / Sandy James Planner

Survey Invitation from Cities Health & Active Transpo Research Team (INTERACT)

The Cities Health and Active Transportation Research Team  (INTERACT) led by the very capable Dr. Meghan Winters is known for…
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Oct. 13, 2020 / Sandy James Planner

Free Webinar On “Right of Way” with Walk San Francisco & Angie Schmitt

If you missed the excellent discussion sponsored by America Walks with planning consultant and author Angie Schmitt and Charles Brown,…
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Oct. 08, 2020 / Sandy James Planner

Providing “Covid 19” Updates on Pedestrian Deaths & Saving Eight Lives A Year

The Duke of Data Simon Fraser University’s  Andy Yan has a compelling question which he shared on twitter~”what if we…
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Oct. 05, 2020 / Sandy James Planner

Media~Please Stop Victim Blaming in Reporting Pedestrian Fatal Crashes

Our words and how we view the street are all oriented for the vehicle.  Sidewalks were developed to get pedestrians…
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Sep. 30, 2020 / Sandy James Planner

Free Webinar~Right of Way~Organizing for Equitable Walkable Communities

IOBY AND ISLAND PRESS WEBINAR: RIGHT OF WAY: ORGANIZING FOR EQUITABLE, WALKABLE COMMUNITIES Wednesday, October 7, 2020 – 1:00pm EDT…
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Sep. 24, 2020 / Sandy James Planner

Vancouver’s Chinatown on an Afternoon ~Not What You Think

This is the way we like to think of Chinatown~a place to buy fresh groceries with wide sidewalks for stopping…
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Sep. 22, 2020 / Sandy James Planner

Webinar On Equitable Mobility with the Vision Zero Network

How Metropolitan Planning Organizations can champion Vision Zero & Equitable Mobility Regional leadership for Vision Zero – with a focus…
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Sep. 17, 2020 / Gordon Price

How do we start limiting congestion NOW?

A challenge question for PT readers: How should we start to limit congestion before it becomes unacceptable? There’s a real-life…
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Sep. 08, 2020 / Sandy James Planner

Free Webinar From the Safe Routes Partnership

Safe routes for all users means recognizing that at any time one quarter of the population is experiencing some kind…
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Aug. 26, 2020 / Sandy James Planner

Germany Mandating Two Walks A Day for All Canine Citizens

Here’s one of those things that may display some absolute genius on the part of government policy makers. It is…
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Aug. 26, 2020 / Sandy James Planner

New Book Release~SLOW CITIES~Conquering Speed Addiction

Here’s a new book from Rodney Tolley Conference Director of Walk21 and Paul Tranter Honorary Associate Professor in Geography at…
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Aug. 20, 2020 / Sandy James Planner

Vancouver Street Cars and Advertising, 1946

There were streetcars being operated in Vancouver from 1890 to 1947 when routes were converted to trolley operations. There are…

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